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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
9
The two Swett brothers were laid to rest with honors, with their remains displayed and ceremonies conducted Wednesday afternoon. Local officials and family members attended as news crews recorded the solemn proceedings.
Double funeral services for Edward and Albert Swett filled the college auditorium with what officials called the largest crowd ever there. The procession through Court and High streets included the Athens Juvenile band, Odd Fellows, Assembly Club, Eagles, painters, city fire department, and mourners. Caskets bore white flowers as Dr. Chubb spoke, and both brothers were laid to rest in the same grave at a city cemetery under Odd Fellows auspices.
Manufacturing firms in Athens are gradually returning to work. Athens Lumber and Sunnyside Lumber mobilize large cleanup crews and begin producing again. Athens Brick repairs continue but lack coal. Athens Foundry and Machine expects full operation by week’s start. Athens Ice and Storage reopens after mud and water damage.
Name believed missing after last week’s high waters in Athens county. John Cooley, Civil War veteran and local engineer at the mines, not seen since the day before the flood. Authorities and friends fear he may have drowned. a morning sighting is uncertain. Cooley, about 65, was married with grown children. His brother Rev M B Cooley lives on Morris avenue in Athens.
The father and sister of Lucius Turner, a flood victim reported last Thursday in Ath ens, arrived Wednesday from Will remargain Adnerseqint to assist with proceedings as his body has not yet been recovered.
Athens residents plan a Friday benefit sing for flood sufferers by presenting Colleen Bawn, the Irish comedy, to aid Mr. and Mrs. James Swett who lost two sons. Tickets will go fast as locals donate funds to support the elderly parents in need.
E. J. Jones via McKinstry Parker sold the King estate in Waterloo township ten miles west of Athens, totaling 680 acres, to William Shingler of Carbondale for 7000 dollars. The property had long litigation and is in poor condition. Shingler plans form work and future development of coal and clay underlying the tract.
Mrs Sarah Graham died at her home near Lysander on Wednesday at age 79. Widow of Jacob Graham she was highly respected in her longtime community. Survived by ten married children including Louis Addison and Jacob in Athens along with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 11 30 at Graham's Chapel.
The relief committee has aided nearly 150 families displaced by the flood and keeps a detailed ledger to prevent repeat aid. Most affected lived in cottages. some two story homes were ruined. Some refused aid while others misused goods, including a man who sold received clothing.
A car load of supplies left Columbus Wednesday at five o'clock for flood sufferers along the Sunday Creek. The shipment will be distributed to towns south of Corning and Chauncey where the valley suffered heavy losses.
Esquire W F Jorden a Civil War veteran and member of the 92d O V L on Richland avenue endured a flood that left his family trapped upstairs with two inches of water in the lower story. After evacuation he reports ruined furniture including a $600 piano, no food or heat for a day, and his 400 pound tool chest found at the Children's Home farm.
William Border and his sons who lost their Campbell’s Addition home in the flood have relocated to their former residence in Millfield where they will live.
Mr C F Hummel and wife endured hours of peril as floodwaters ripped their home apart and swept it downstream. Hal Woods rescued them by boat, bringing the couple to safety near the asylum grounds before seeking shelter with Oscar Keaton. They lost their home but faced no physical injury, only emotional distress.
John McClane a 67 year old employee at Athens Brick plant walks daily to and from the shale bank seven miles away from rural route seven to town. He says cold spells frozen his feet but he stays in town during the week and plans to remain on his forty acre farm. He avoids tobacco and alcohol and is frugal with money. Neighbors remark he seems younger than his years.
The marriage of Albert Hooper chief engineer at the city light plant and Bertha Eve lyn Gillilan is announced for April 10, 1907 at the bride's sister Mrs Arthur Anderson residence on High street. Friends are invited to extend congratulations and best wishes.
Wilson Carr was stabbed in the small of the back by Kenneth Gillett with a pen knife during a seventh grade class. The attack followed a schoolroom incident with their teacher Miss Wall present. Clint Carr, the injured boy’s father, seeks probate inquiry to determine if the act was a vicious assault.
Dr Clarence E Davis aged 27 son of A C Davis of Coolville died March 14 in Grand Junction Colorado after a two year illness of tuberculosis He was confined to his room since July His death followed a severe hemorrhage Survived by wife and two children Father arrived with the body and burial took place in Coolville
A historical list catalogs thirty four U S House members with twenty years of service or more. It includes John H. Ketcham Joseph Cannon William S Holman William D Kelley Charles O Neill Henry H Bingham Samuel J Randall Alfred C Harmer Samuel S Cox John Reed Charles F Mercer Nathaniel Macon Richard P Bland Robert R Hitt John Randolph Alexander H Stephens Sereno E Payne William Findley Joshua R Giddings Thomas B Reed David B Culberson John H Bankhead John Dalzell Charles H Grosvenor William P Hepburn Samuel M Robertson James W Wadsworth John W Taylor Richard M Johnson Nathaniel P Banks William M Springer Thomas J Henderson James H Blount Benton McMillin with ages and years of service.
Ola May Young, 18, died at home four miles south of Pleasanton from tuberculosis after several months of illness. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Young and survived by five brothers and four sisters. Funeral services were held at Burlingham at 11 o clock this morning conducted by Rev. Robert Needham.
James Osmond of Richland avenue reports the recent flood in Athens rose 4.5 feet higher than the 1884 peak at the South Bridge abutment. City Engineer Biddison confirms the difference between the 1884 mark and the latest water line, establishing a new record.
Dr. E. E. Gillian was thrown from his horse near eight this morning while returning from a patient visit and trapped under the animal for nearly an hour in the mud. He sustained only slight injuries.
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